Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for contacts, all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more difficult.
How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. When teaching my kids morse, I too found they had a much easier time with the paddles than the straight key. In fact, they were both able to learn iambic (squeeze) keying with less effort than learning the straight key. - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb.100 - - K3 711 - -----Original Message----- From: Brian Lloyd Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be made with simple materials and hand tools? The kids are starting to send CW and I am finding they are having a LOT of trouble with a straight key. Most immediately gravitate to the bencher so I am trying to find a way to make a $5 paddle. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
